Italian supercar maker
Lamborghini marked its 50th anniversary celebrations by previewing the “Egoista”
at a private function.
Egoista, meaning selfish
in Italian, designed by VW group design head Walter de Silva is a single seater
concept car powered by a 5.2 Liter V10, similar to the Gallardo.
The Lamborghini Egoista is an
intentionally extreme and unusual vehicle with absolutely unique
characteristics, created by the Volkswagen Group design team – Alessandro
Dambrosio responsible for the exterior and Stefan Sielaff for the interior, in
particular. De Silva's team chose to create a single-seater, pushing all the
characteristics in Lamborghini's make-up meaning pure driving pleasure,
performance and style beyond their limits. The cockpit, designed like a tailor-made
suit for the driver, is a removable section which, once combined with the rest
of the vehicle, creates a perfect technical, mechanical and aerodynamic unit.
Inspiration, as per Lamborghini tradition, once again comes from the world of
aviation, and in particular the Apache helicopter, where the cockpit can be
ejected in an emergency.
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“The cockpit, made
completely of carbon fiber and aluminum, represents a sort of survival cell,
allowing the driver to isolate and protect themselves from external elements,”
De Silva explained.“We kept an eye on the future when designing the Egoista,
with the idea that its cockpit could have been taken from a jet aircraft and
integrated into a road vehicle, to provide a different travel option.”
The Egoista contains, in Walter De Silva's opinion, all the product criteria which are part of Lamborghini's make-up. “It's as if Ferruccio Lamborghini were saying: I'm going to put the engine in the back, I don't want a passenger. I want it for myself, and I want it as I imagine it to be. It is a fanatical vehicle, Egoista fits it well.”
If Lamborghinis are cars for the few, this one goes further. It is a car for itself, a gift from Lamborghini to Lamborghini, resplendent in its solitude. The Egoista is pure emotion, Never Never Land, which no one can ever possess, and which will always remain a dream, for everyone.
What a beautiful Lamborghini , the vehicle looks extremely prestige and sharp. Possibly one of the most protective Lamborghini out
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